FILE - Feminine hygiene products for sale at CVS Pharmacy. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) CVS Health will lower the price of its store-branded menstrual products in stores and pay the sales tax on those products in 12 U.S.
states, the chain announced this week. Beginning Thursday, CVS is dropping prices by 25% on CVS Health and Live Better brand menstrual products, which include tampons, menstrual pads, liners, and cups, the company told FOX Television Stations.
It’s also lowering prices on medication for urinary tract infections, pregnancy tests, and vaginal ointments.This applies to the regular retail price at "core CVS Pharmacy locations."On Oct.
5, CVS also began paying sales tax on period products for customers in 12 states — Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.